Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2014

THE USE OF CRYOSURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ORAL LESIONS

Daveinthiran Thanabalan

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Cryosurgery is the use of extreme cold produced by liquid nitrogen (or argon gas) to destroy abnormal tissue. Cryosurgery is used to treat external lesions where  liquid nitrogen is applied directly to the cells with a cotton swab or spraying device. Cryosurgery is also used to treat lesions inside the body (internal). For internal lesions, liquid nitrogen or argon gas is circulated through a hollow instrument called a cryoprobe, which is placed in contact with the tumor.Its main advantage include absence of bleeding,incidence of secondary infection,minimal scarring and pain and low treatment cost.This review article underlines the uses of cryosurgery in the field of dentistry ,especially for treatment of oral lesions.

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Daveinthiran Thanabalan /THE USE OF CRYOSURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ORAL LESIONS /International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.3, Issue. 5, May 2014

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